How I became World Champion Vol.1 1973-1985 Spielmaterial In modern times

In modern times

When Axel Smith was chasing his final Grandmaster norm

But you will also see exchanges sacrificed in the midst of a crushing attack

This book traces the exceptional life of this chess master

And find lots of memorable but little-known annotated games

How I became World Champion Vol.1 1973-1985 Spielmaterial In modern timesHe won the world championship title at his first attempt if you ignore the aborted title match in 1984. This made him the youngest world champion of all time. Kasparov held the title from 1985 to 2000 for 15 years , defending it several times against Anatoly Karpov, Nigel Short, Viswanathan Anand, until he finally lost it to Vladimir Kramnik. But even after that, Kasparov dominated international chess and remained number one in the FIDE world rankings